SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-31T14:56:41-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsNick Short on PRT-10698 - Light Pipe - Clear Core (3mm, 5' long)Nick Shorturn:uuid:1ef0b2d6-f0f1-77ba-3813-5aa5866cca582012-09-09T08:47:29-06:00<p>It would be best to use a rubber grommet and drill your hole out a little bigger. The grommet will give you a little bit more grip and it&rsquo;ll be less likely to damage the tube.</p>droll on PRT-10698 - Light Pipe - Clear Core (3mm, 5' long)drollurn:uuid:6de56928-764d-746e-8436-01b3eec55be62011-05-23T18:48:40-06:00<p>Is the outer diameter exactly 3mm? If I wanted to drill a hole in an enclosure that would hold on to the end of the light pipe firmly how large should the hole diameter be?<br/>
Thanks!</p>chrwei on PRT-10698 - Light Pipe - Clear Core (3mm, 5' long)chrweiurn:uuid:962a84f0-85ed-a430-55ca-e34fc8fdf67a2011-05-23T15:19:22-06:00<p>how much light do these &ldquo;leak&rdquo;? if run along a baseboard in a hallway, would it make a decent night light? like, enough to not kick whatever was left on the floor?</p>